Harney Co. Man Sentenced For Wasting Elk, Poaching Bull
The man responsible for a Southeast Oregon elk massacre that saw him pursue a herd of 100-plus animals in his Suburban and then he and a family member fire into them “17-30+ times” has been sentenced.
Salmon Season Suspension Off Neah; La Push King Limit Reduced
WDFW announces that salmon fishing season will be suspended in early July in Marine Area 4 off Neah Bay, while to the south off of La Push in Area 3, the Chinook limit will be reduced to one starting July 4.
Sockeye Limit Boosted On Hanford Reach, Upper Columbia
Sockeye limits are being boosted on the Columbia River from Tri-Cities up to Chief Joseph Dam, thanks to a much larger than expected return of the salmon.
Chinook Reopens Below Bonneville, Sockeye Added To Bag Up To 395
Columbia River salmon managers reopened hatchery summer Chinook season on most of the Lower Columbia and added sockeye to the two-adult-salmonid bag limit there and through the gorge pools.
Comm Whale Watch Boats Barred Within Half-mile Of SRKWs
With numerous southern resident killer whales in poor body condition and several pregnant, WDFW issued an emergency order requiring commercial whale-watching boats to stay a half-mile away from the orcas and urged all boaters to “Be Whale Wise and do the same.”